How Do I Create a Checkout on WordPress?
Creating a checkout in WordPress is easy. All you need is a checkout form and an add-on like PayPal.
To create a checkout form, first add a new file to your WordPress site called checkout.php. This file should contain the following code:
Next, add the following code to your checkout.php file to create the checkout form:
Next, add the following code to your WordPress site’s header.php file to create a global variable called $action that will store the action that the user took on the checkout form:
global $action;
Now, add the following code to your checkout.php file to handle the user’s action on the checkout form:
if ($action == ‘create’) {
// Check to make sure the user entered all the required information
if ( isset($_POST[‘name’] ) && isset($_POST[’email’] ) && isset($_POST[‘password’])) {
// Create the checkout
$checkout = new WP_Checkout();
$checkout->name = $_POST[‘name’];
$checkout->email = $_POST[’email’];
$checkout->password = $_POST[‘password’];
$checkout->cart = new WP_Cart();
$checkout->save();
}
else {
// Display an error message
echo ‘Please enter the required information to create a checkout.';
Finally, add the following code to your WordPress site’s footer.php file to create a global variable called $cmd that will store the command that the user entered on the checkout form:
global $cmd;
Now, you’re ready to add the checkout add-on to your WordPress site. To do this, first visit the Add New Plugins page in WordPress and search for “checkout.” Click the “Install” button next to the checkout add-on, and then enter the following information into the “Name” field:
name: WP Checkout
plugin URI: http://codex.WordPress.org/Checkout
version: 1.0
Once the plugin is installed, you’ll need to add a check to the “Settings” menu in WordPress to enable the plugin. Once the plugin is enabled, you’ll need to add a check to the “General” tab in the plugin to enable the checkout form.
Now, you’re ready to create the checkout form. To do this, first add a new file to your WordPress site called checkout.
php. This file should contain the following code:.